Reading and Writing
Dwan Dawson-Tape
Frontline Sales and Office Management
Houston,PA
Summary
Seasoned frontline bookseller of a highly successful independent bookstore. 9+ years experience in book sales, marketing and ordering. Well-networked in the book industry, focused especially on titles for young readers. Hardworking and organized. Experienced in office and inventory management, ordering, and personnel management.
- Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
- Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
- Seeking for a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
5
5
years of post-secondary education
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Staff
Sundog Books
Seaside, Florida
03.2011 - Current
- Integrally involved in frontline sales and customer relations at fast-paced, multi-million dollar independent bookstore.
- Developed and maintained strong long-term relationships with key vendors. Responsible for all major children's orders, including Educational Development Corporation (Usborne), Penguin, Random House, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and some Scholastic. Facilitated adult orders, including Penguin, Random House and HarperCollins.
- Learned and utilized Edelweiss Plus for ordering and reviewing.
- Experienced in personnel management, scheduling.
- Managed accounts receivable//payable.
- Onsite IT consultant responsible for networking and hardware issues
- Developed and maintained proficiency with IBID inventory management and point of sales.
- Planned and implemented large scale book sales events, remotely and onsite.
- Maintained web development, consulted on or contributed to social media, including Facebook and Instagram.
Vice President
DigitalPark
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
01.1997 - 01.2014
- Developed websites, creating keyword dense content for SEO.
- Created data pools for real estate and retail databases.
- Responsible for S-corp tax returns, invoicing, customer service
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology (Honors), Minor in Biology
University Of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana 08.1989 - 05.1994
Skills
Frontline Leadership and Sales
Website Management
Social Media Coordination
Office Administration
Accounts Payable/Receivable
Trade Show Representation
IT Support - Hardware/Software
Edelweiss Plus
Drawer management
Customer assistance
Time management skills
Point-of-sale system operation
Customer Relations
Staff Management
Schedule optimization
Accomplishments
- 2020 Scholarship Attendee, ABA Winter Institute
- Published review, Summer 2020 Kids Indie Next List
- Multiple-year attendee, SIBA trade show, most recent 2019
Quote
Remember, remember, this is now, and now, and now. Live if, feel it, cling to it. I want to become acutely aware of all I’ve taken for granted.
Sylvia Plath
Interests
Art Journaling
Art
Science
Diversity and Representation in Literature
Timeline
Senior Staff
Sundog Books
03.2011 - Current
Vice President
DigitalPark
01.1997 - 01.2014
Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology (Honors), Minor in Biology
University Of New Orleans
08.1989 - 05.1994